blow-pipe

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bloh pahyp]
- /bloʊ paɪp/
- /bləʊ paɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloh pahyp]
- /bloʊ paɪp/

Definitions of blow-pipe word

noun blow-pipe a tube through which a stream of air or gas is forced into a flame to concentrate and increase its heating action. 1
noun blow-pipe Also called blow-iron, blowtube. Glass Blowing. a long metal pipe used to gather and blow the molten glass in making hollowware. 1
abbreviation BLOW-PIPE blowgun. 1
noun blow-pipe Medicine/Medical. an instrument used to observe or clean a cavity. 1

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Origin of blow-pipe

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; blow2 + pipe1

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Parts of speech for Blow-pipe

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Blow-pipe

blow-pipe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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